March 19 (SeeNews) - Passenger traffic at Zagreb Airport surged 15% on the year to 494,838 in the first two month of this year, Aeroports de Paris (ADP), which is a shareholder in the company operating Croatia's biggest international airport, said.
In February alone, Zagreb Airport served 245,260 passengers, up by 17.6% on the year, ADP said in a press release late on Monday.
Aircraft movements at the airport increased by 10.9% on the year to 6,835 in the January-February period. In February, the figure reached 3,283, up 12.9% on the year.
ADP and Turkey's TAV Airports, 46%-owned by ADP Group, hold stakes of 21% and 15%, respectively, in airport operator Zagreb Airport International Company (ZAIC).
In 2012, the Croatian government and ZAIC signed a 30-year concession contract for the management of the airport and the construction of a new terminal. The remaining shareholders in ZAIC are France's Bouygues Batiment International with 20.8%, EU-backed Marguerite Fund with 20.8%, IFC with 17.6%, and Croatia's Viadukt with 5.1%.